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Director, Renewable Project Engineering

Invenergy · Chicago, IL · $180,000–$220,000 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 22, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

You'd lead project engineering for wind, solar and hybrid projects. What does consistent technical execution across a whole portfolio look like to you?

What they are checking: Whether they think in repeatable processes and standards rather than heroics on each individual project.

Tell me about a commissioning issue on a renewable project that threatened the COD. How did you get it resolved?

What they are checking: Whether they have handled late-stage problems under schedule pressure and know who to pull in to fix them.

Describe a time you had to tell senior leaders that a project's technical plan wasn't going to hold.

What they are checking: Whether they deliver bad news early and clearly, with options, instead of hoping it resolves itself.

How do you grow and keep strong engineers on a team that works across many projects at once?

What they are checking: Whether they have a real plan for developing people and spreading workload fairly on a busy function.

What would you do

The EPC contractor proposes a design change that saves them money but shifts risk onto the owner. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they can protect the owner's long-term interests without poisoning the working relationship with the contractor.

Two project engineers on your team handle similar issues in very different ways. What do you do about it?

What they are checking: Whether they can build shared practice across a team without crushing good judgment.

How do you keep lessons learned from one project from dying in a slide deck?

What they are checking: Whether they can turn past mistakes into changed specs, checklists or contract language that stick.

About the work

How do you make sure engineering deliverables actually meet the offtake agreement, the EPC contract and the interconnection agreement at the same time?

What they are checking: Whether they know these contracts carry hard technical obligations and that missing one can cost real money.

How do you split responsibility between project engineering and project management so nothing falls through the cracks?

What they are checking: Whether they understand where engineering ownership ends and how to set clear handoffs with a close partner team.

What quality checks do you insist on before mechanical completion on a solar or wind site?

What they are checking: Whether they know the specific quality failures that cause long-term losses once a plant is operating.

What changes on a hybrid project with solar and storage on one interconnection that a standalone project doesn't face?

What they are checking: Whether they understand shared-point controls, metering and capacity limits that make hybrids harder to engineer.

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The full job description

As published by Invenergy.

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future. Invenergy follows a hybrid schedule, working in office Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays if work permits. This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window. Job Description Position Overview As Director of Project Engineering, Renewable Engineering, you will lead Invenergy’s Project Engineering function for wind, solar, and hybrid projects. This role ensures consistent technical execution across project requirements, offtake and EPC obligations, interconnection commitments, engineering deliverables, issue resolution, commissioning, quality, and execution lifecycle project support, partnering closely with Project Management and all Engineering disciplines . Invenergy follows a hybrid schedule, working in office Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays. Responsibilities: • Lead and develop Invenergy’s Project Engineering function, supporting wind, solar, BESS, and hybrid projects across Invenergy’s renewable portfolio. • Refine expectations for Project Engineers to ensure consistent technical delivery of projects, according to specifications and stakeholder obligations. • Oversee Project Engineering coordination with other project stakeholders, including wind, solar, BESS, electrical, SCADA, transmission, civil, structural, GIS, environmental compliance, construction, and operations engineering teams. • Ensure effective management of technical workstreams, including drawing reviews, RFIs, submittals, NCRs, technical issue resolution, engineering deliverables, and escalation of complex coordination challenges. • Strengthen alignment between Project Engineering and Project Management for project technical and commercial success. • Serve as a senior technical leader and escalation point for complex engineering coordination challenges across active projects. • Manage relationship and engagement protocols with Consultants and Owner’s Engineers. • Provide leadership on project engineering support for financing and independent engineer due diligence, including coordination of technical responses and alignment with project assumptions. • Drive portfolio-level improvements to specifications, contract exhibits, design reviews, scopes of work, and technical standards using lessons learned from construction, commissioning, testing, and operations. • Develop and manage Project Engineering resource allocation, workload balancing and hiring strategy to ensure adequate support across all projects and project phases. • Lead formal lessons-learned and root-cause analysis programs across construction, commissioning, and operations to improve project outcomes, reduce execution risk, and enhance engineering standards • Own portfolio-level technical risk identification, mitigation planning, and escalation processes, ensuring integration with project controls, commercial strategy, and executive decision-making. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, or a related technical discipline. • 10+ years of progressive experience in renewable energy, power generation, engineering, project execution, construction, project management, or related technical leadership roles. • 5+ years of experience leading engineers, technical teams, consultants, or cross-functional project teams. • Experience supporting utility-scale wind, solar, BESS, or hybrid projects through contracting, design, construction, commissioning, testing, and/or commercial operation. • Strong understanding of EPC contracts, offtake agreements, interconnection requirements, scopes of work, specifications, engineering deliverables, construction support, commissioning, and closeout. • Demonstrated ability to lead multi-disciplinary technical coordination across internal teams, consultants, contractors, suppliers, utilities, customers, and other stakeholders. • Strong technical judgment, risk identification, change management, communication, and leadership skills needed to build and scale a Project Engineering function. • Able to travel up to 10-20% of the time to project sites, vendor facilities, customer meetings, and internal offices, as needed. • Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future. Base Pay $180,000.00 - $220,000.00 USD Annual Bonus: 30% - 40% The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education and skills. In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process. Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, etc. Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.